Shane Benjamin

Westerly winds carried wildfire smoke into Southwest Colorado and the Four Corners on Wednesday, reducing visibility and even lowering temperatures across the region, according to the National Weather Service.

Westerly winds carried wildfire smoke into Southwest Colorado and the Four Corners on Wednesday, reducing visibility and even lowering temperatures across the region, according to the National Weather Service.

It was an unusual sight, this Toyota SUV propped on top of another vehicle leaning against a house and a tree.

A mud and rockslide closed U.S. Highway 550 north of Silverton in both directions Friday evening, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The slide occurred about 5 p.m. 10 miles north of Silverton at...

A mud and rockslide closed U.S. Highway 550 north of Silverton in both directions for more than four hours Friday night, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The slide occurred about 5 p.m. 10 mile...

The driver of a flatbed truck is suspected of hitting a motorcyclist and leaving the scene of the crash Friday morning on U.S. Highway 550 south of Durango, according to the Colorado State Patrol.

The driver of a flatbed truck is suspected of hitting a motorcyclist and leaving the scene of the crash Friday morning on U.S. Highway 550 south of Durango, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The...

Neighbors rescue unconscious occupant from burning condo

Gino Jackson with Woodchuck Tree Service pulls down a tree trunk after it was cut by Tom Palmer, also with Woodchuck, on Tuesday at a residence on Riverview Drive in Durango. (Shane Benjamin/Durango Herald)

Alexii Carey, 50, of Durango, grinds the lip of a bowl Tuesday at Durango Skate Park. (Shane Benjamin/Durango Herald)Alexii Carey, 50, of Durango, performs